| Lotus-leaved maidenhair fern | |
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| The underside of the leaf showing the marginal indusium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Adiantum |
| Species: | A. reniforme
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| Binomial name | |
| Adiantum reniforme | |
Adiantum reniforme (lotus-leaved maidenhair fern) is a species of fern in the genus Adiantum (maidenhairs), family Pteridaceae.[1] It grows in sheltered rock crevices and on walls. It is native to East Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, Comoros and the Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde islands, plus a few relictual stations in the Tibesti (Chad).[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2.
- ^ "Adiantum reniforme L." Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 September 2022.